3WW - Reality

March 26, 2008 | Filed Under 3WW, Poetry 

Glass - Question - Token: Three words chosen by Bone, no one else can take credit (or shame) for those words. This is Three Word Wednesday, a prompt that always becomes much more than it seems. Why not join us? Bone, my favorite words, so far! Thank you!

Reality

He raised his glass,

his words
chosen both
to mock

and question

our values.

It seemed a cruel act
to those unaware

but I knew the depth of his heart

it was not a token of his hate
tossed to embarrass
but
a reality check given
at his own expense

to spare me

a lifetime of misery.

MeeAugraphie
03/26/08

Note: fiction! P.S. Yes, I know poets are supposed to let the reader come to their own conclusion, but, let’s just let this be an exception - or just consider it a fractured essay, grin!

Comments

15 Responses to “3WW - Reality”

  1. gautami tripathy on March 26th, 2008 09:18

    This went home. I can’t tell you how much.

    http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2008/03/cheated-out.html


    EEEH, Gautami, I hope the outcome was better than it could have been.

  2. Redness on March 26th, 2008 09:24

    oh so powerful … well done!

    Thank you so much, Redness!

  3. pjd on March 26th, 2008 09:43

    Nice word choice. And you set up the “public words with a private message” really well. I really really want to know what those words were. (So many possible stories from the one moment you’ve described.)


    You truly don’t think, Peter, that I have any clue what they were? I strictly write by instinct… though I could probably come up with some words… but I prefer y’all come up with your own, more personal that way.

  4. sherry on March 26th, 2008 10:08

    Meaningful on so many levels.

    Thanks, Sherry!

  5. paisley on March 26th, 2008 10:23

    that was perfection…please do not tell me you just popped that one off in one write or i will never be able to look at poetry the same again!!!!!!!

    what a punch this one delivers … i love it!!!!

    Then I shan’t tell you, Paisley. I am really excited you love it!

  6. TC on March 26th, 2008 12:58

    I can go in so many different directions with this one. I feel like someone who was watching something through glass and couldn’t hear a word that was said. I just know it was awkward, and uncomfortable, and I’m curious as all get out!

    Nicely done, Marcia.

  7. lissa on March 26th, 2008 13:25

    I like it. fiction or not. I don’t what his words can be but it must be something so honest, so direct that it can only be the truth.

  8. Tumblewords on March 26th, 2008 14:46

    thanks for the warning - fiction or not? - this has layers of questions and reams of response! Nice!

  9. AnthonyNorth on March 26th, 2008 18:37

    A great reality lying hidden in the words.

  10. Christine on March 26th, 2008 20:14

    I’m imagining a best man at a wedding, giving a toast to the bride and groom, with a secret message for one of the guests.
    Intriguing poem, M.

  11. pia on March 26th, 2008 21:32

    To know the depth of a heart is to know everything, and why shouldn’t a poet “give” an ending sometimes. Rules are made to be broken

  12. rel on March 27th, 2008 04:56

    Marcia,
    Making goodbyes palatable is a gift that few master.
    Romance where only a void is left…well done!
    rel

  13. OneMoreBeliever on March 27th, 2008 12:16

    thoroughly enjoyed the read… love stuff like this… full of intrigue and stories within stories…

  14. UL on March 28th, 2008 08:52

    really nice…hey there’s a gift awaiting you at my space, hope you will like it, i havent been able to come by lately, but wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts.


    Thank you, UL, on both accounts!! We all miss having you around and your writing.

  15. Bone on March 30th, 2008 16:41

    At first, it put me at a rehearsal dinner. He made a toast that changed her life forever.

    Or maybe not.

    Bone’s last blog post..The Wall

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